Travel Photo of the Day - November, 2012

A Pakistani livestock trader sits beside his camels as he waits for customers at the cattle market in Karachi.

ASIF HASSAN
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A swan lands on a lake in Berlin, Germany.Johannes Eisele
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A monk makes his way through a hall with a kettle in his hand at the Yonghegong Lama temple in Beijing in Beijing. China's religious affairs ministry has lashed out at the rampant commercialisation of sacred places and temples in the country, including the practice of employing "fake monks" and fortune-tellers.Wang Zhao
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This photo shows a view from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.Rick Bowmer
/ The Associated Press

Indian women put vermilion on each other and offer sweets as part of a ritual known as 'Sindhoor Khela' on the occasion of the Dushhera-Vijaya Dashami festival in Hyderabad on the final day of Durga Puja. 'Sindhoor Khela' is a ritual for married women as the vermilion represents married life in Bengal as well as in rest of India and women splash it on each others' faces.Noah Seelam
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Fog rises from the forest, seen from the 1,838 meters high Wendelstein mountain in the Alps near Bayrischzell, southern Germany.Christof Stache
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Fog lies in the valleys behind an autumnally colored tree seen from the Schauinsland mountain in the black forest, southwestern Germany.Winfried Rothermel
/ The Associated Press

Tourists Alexandre Casias, center background, and Emilie Vachon, right, from Montreal, have their car raided by naboons at Millers Point on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa.Schalk van Zuydam
/ The Associated Press

Night view of the Botafogo area with the Sugar Loaf mountain (L) on background, taken during the night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Christophe Simon
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An Indian smells a flower as he walks in the street in New Delhi, India.Kevin Frayer
/ The Associated Press

A man casts a shadow as he walks over the Koenigsplatz square in Munich, southern Germany.FRANK LEONHARDT
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The television tower at Alexanderplatz stands obscured on a cold fall morning in Berlin, Germany.Markus Schreiber
/ Associated Press

This general exterior view shows the fortified church in Harman village (200 km north from Bucharest in Hungary), which holds a completely restored organ. Swiss organ restorer Barbara Dutli, assisted by Romanian craftsmen, gives to the orgues the breath and restores them to their former glory.DANIEL MIHAILESCU
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A woman uses a mobile phone to take photos of autumnal leaves in Beijing, China. Autumn in Beijing typically ends in November as the city braces for dry, sub-zero temperatures.Ed Jones
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Salmon attempt to leap up the fish ladder in the river Etterick in Selkirk, Scotland. The salmon are returning upstream from the sea where they have spent between two and four winters feeding with many covering huge distances to return to the fresh waters to spawn.Jeff J Mitchell
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Food is placed on the main stage as Sadhus and Hindu men celebrate Diwali at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London, England. Diwali, which marks the start of the Hindu New Year, is celebrated by thousands of Hindu men women and children in the Neasden mandir, which was the first traditional Hindu temple to open in Europe.Dan Kitwood
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Skyscrapers, many of them belonging to leading European banks, stand illuminated in the city center in Frankfurt, Germany. Frankfurt is the finance capital of Germany and is home to the European Central Bank. (Photo byHannelore Foerster
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A member of the traditional Sikh religious warriors' Nihang Army performs on horseback on the occasion of 'Fateh Divas' in Amritsar. The Sikh celebration of the return of the sixth Guru Hargobind from detention in the Gwalior Fort known as Bandi Chhorh Divas coincides with Hindu festival of Diwali.Narinder Nanu
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The U.S. Capitol sits in the twilight in Washington, D.C.Karen Bleier
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A camel trader keeps warm with a blanket at dawn as he sits near a flock of camels at the fair grounds in the outskirts of Pushkar on November 21, 2012. The annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan is one of the world's largest camel fairs, and apart from buying and selling of livestock it has become an important tourist attraction.Roberto Schmidt
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A man kicks a shuttlecock with a girl along a road in Beijing, China.WANG ZHAO
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A Rajasthani woman looks through her veil after a wall painting competition at the annual cattle fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The annual camel and livestock fair attracts thousands of livestock dealers who bring thousands of camels, horses, and cattle.Rajesh Kumar Singh
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A general view of La Defense business district in Paris, France.Yves Forestier
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Seagulls fly over the River Ganges during sunset at Sangam in Allahabad. Located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and where the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers meet, the city is a focal point for Hindu pilgrims during the Kumbh Mela, where devotees gather to bathe in the holy waters of the three rivers.Sanjay Kanojia
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Master florist Michaele Edert stands amidst poinsettias in a garden center in Goennebek, Germany. The poinsettia is Germany's most favorite blooming house plant despite the fact that it is only being sold in November and December. Around 36 million Christmas flowers are sold throughout Germany every season.Carsten Rehder
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